Cigar and cigarette holder



E R. F. GREENWOOD. CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10, 1921.

Patented Aug. s, 1922'.

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ATTORNEY Nrn-ED stares YN, NEW YORK, SSIGNOR TO APEX CORPORATION or NEWYoan.

CIGAR .AND CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.' s, 1222.

Application led December 10, 1921. Serial No. 521,358.

To all 'whom it lmuy comm: v

Be it known that I, RICHARD F. GREEN- WOOD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings, city and State of New York, haveinyented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigar and Cigarette Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in cigar and cigarette holders,and particularly to the type of such holders that are .adapted to ejectthe unconsumed end or butt of a cigar or cigarette.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a holder which maywith greater ease and facility than has heretofore been possible beseparated and cleaned and reassembled by the user and which is formed ofa minimum number of parts. v

Another object of this invention is to produce a holder of symmetricaland pleasing appearance which may be made of relatively short length andsmall diameter; in which all the operating parts are enclosed in acasing and the outer surface will be substantially smooth and withoutsharp corners.

Another object of my invention is to produce a butt-ejecting holder inwhich the plunger will have effective sliding surfaces en aging oppositeends of the casing.

l nother object of my invention is to produce an effective air-tightseal between the parts of the holder when the same are in normalposition.

Another object of my invention is to provide e'ective means for lockingin place an ornamental band at the outer end of the holder.

Another object of my invention isto provide a relatively long springenclosing space to enable the use of a stronger and longer spring in aholder of a given length and I preferably provide for such a largespring space without decreasing the extent of slidin surface.

ith these ends in view, I produce a holder composed of a mouth-piece andanV ejecting plunger preferably formed integrally to reduce the numberof parts; a spring receiving sleeve, a spring arranged between theplunger and sleeve and a removable end-receiving cap for the sleeveadapted to enclose and tension the spring. I also preferably providebetween the combined mouth-piece and plunger on the one hand and thecasing on the other hand, a lurality of spaced interengaging sliding suraces and a stop seat which produces an effective airtight seal betweenthe parts when the same are in normal positions, thus preventing sideplay or wobbling between the parts.

qWith these and other objects in view, the invention comprises thecombination of members and arrangement of parts so combined as to co-actand cooperate with each other in the perfomance of the functions and theaccomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and comprises in oneof its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whichz Fig. 1 is a central longitudinalsection of a holder embodying my invention, with the parts of the holderin a position for receiving a cigaretteor cigar;

Fig. 2 is a similar sectionl Viewcf my improved holder with the parts inposition for ejecting the unsmoked end or butt of a cigarette or cigar;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 4.--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a View of the parts of my holder in disassembled condition;

Flg. 6 is a lfragmentary View of the tip or cap and adjacent sleeveportion showing the method of locking an ornamental band in place; and

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7--7 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to these drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodimentof my invention, my improved holder comprises a relatively stationarycasing 1 comprising a spring encircling sleeve 2 having a smoothparallel bore 3 adapted, as hereinafter stated, to form, in part, asliding surface and contracted in diameter at its rear end 4 to providea stop shoulder 5 and a reduced parallel bore 4a. The bore 3 at theforward end 6 of the sleeve 2 is of greater diameter -so as to permit arelatively movable member 7 to be inserted through such front end 6 andto stop against said shoulder 5. Said movable member 7 comprisesintegral mouthpiece and plunger stem portions 8 and 9 respectively, andhas intermediate its ends an integral sliding ring 11 of increaseddiameter and a stop shoulder 10 adapted to engage and abut against thestop shoulder 5 of the sleeve 2 to limit the rearward'movemient of themembers 1 and 2 respectively. Said shoulders 5 and 10 are preferablydisposed at right angles to the axes of the respective parts to producean effective airtight seal when the parts are in normal position andretained in close abutment by a spring hereinaftenspeciiied. Theexternal surface of the ring 11 which is located adjacent to the end ofthe sleeve 2 when` the parts are in normal position engages and has asliding fit with the rear end of the internalbore 3 of the sleeve 2, andthe bore 4 also preferably slidingly engages a portion of thecircumference of the stem portion 8. Said plunger portion 9 is alsoreduced in diameter as at 12 to form a space 13 for enclosing a spring14 and also to provide an abutment 15 for one end of the spring 14.'Said plunger portion is also lpreferably further reduced in diameter at16 to provide, in addition to its function of providing space for thespring, an elongated sliding surface adapted to slldlngly fit within andengage the interior wall 17 of a cigarette-receiving bore 18 of a tip orcap 19 and also to provide a stop shoulder 16a adapted to abut againstthe end 19a of the ti or cap 19 to limit the forward movement ofP theparts. The tip or cap 19 is adapted to close the space between thesleeve and plunger at the forward end and to apply initial tension onthe enclosed spring 14 so as to secure the .aforesaid air tight sealbetween the shoulders 5 and 10, and is, as illustrated, provided with anelongated eX- ternal threaded portion 20 which engages with the internalthreaded portion 21 of the sleeve 2.

In many cases it is desirable to place an ornamental band 24 of gold orother material contiguous to the forward end of the holder and in myimproved holder I am enabled effectively to position and insert such aband in the holder merely by roviding a seat in two halves 23, 23a thereor at the outer end of the sleeve and between such sleeve and the tip,so that the screwing on of the tip will cause a locking of the band inplace and will give a finished appearance to such a banded holder.

All the parts of this device, except the spring, are adapted to becomposed of bakelite, hard rubber, meerschaum, seasoned wood or othersuitable material or composition and it will be seen that I haveprovided a holder which may be made relatively small,

slander and of pleasing appearance and which will provide a largeenclosed spring space to enable the use of a relatively long andeffective spring for the device and furthermore all side play orwobbling between the parts is prevented by providing effective slidingsurfaces at opposite ends of the sleeve portion. In fact, when theholder is in ejectinr position there are three sliding surfaces ietweenthel sleeve and movable member 7, viz, at each end and in the middlethereof.

It will furthermore be apparent that I have produced a holder which mayhe readily disassembled for cleaning and in which a l of the parts aresim )le and inexpensive to manufacture, and flurthermore that I producea. holder in which the movable part may be inserted through the frontend of the relatively stationary part, the spring may be then set inplace with a considerable portion projecting beyond the sleeve, as shownin Fig. 5, and when the threaded tip is then applied, the spring will beinitially compressed and the space between the plunger and sleeve willbe closed and at the same timev a sliding engagement and fit with theforward end of the plunger will be produced. The draft bore 22 extendsthrough the mouth-piece and plunger and communicates with thecigarette-receiving bore of the tip or cap 19. The draft through thebore will, therefore, be applied directly at the end of the cigarette orcigar without any loss of such draft or any looseness between the parts.Furthermore the movable member may be moved to effectively eject acigarette butt from the tip 19 when the cigarettehhas been consumed.

The employment of a relatively short end or tip portion which isconnected to the holder enables the replacement of the tip in the eventof a destruction or partial burning thereof by the lea-ving of a burningcigarette or cigar therein.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a cigarette or cigarholder, the combination with a relatively stationary springenclosingsleeve havin a relatively large bore and a bore reduced in diameter toprovide a stop shoulder between the front and rear ends of the sleeve;of a relatively movable member having a draft bore, said movable membercomprising a mouth-piece at the rear end portion, an extension ringportion intermediate the ends forming a stop shoulder adapted to engagesaid stop shoulder of the sleeve, and a plunger portion at the forwardside of said ring portion so reduced in diameter as to provide aspringenclosing space between said plunger-stem and sleeve, a springvarranged in the space between said plunger and sleeve, and a removabletip adapted to close the space between the plunger and sleeve, and toform an abutment for one end of the spring.

2. A cigarette holder embodying, in combination, a two-piece outermember, comprising a sleeve and an end-receiving cap removably securedthereto, said outer member having between its ends a bore increased indiameter 'and at each end of said increased bore having a communicatingbore reduced in diameter, one of which contracted bores is formed in thesleeve and the other in the removable cap; and a one-piece inner memberreleasably retained in sliding engagement with the outer member by saidcap, and comprising a mouth-piece and plunger having a draft bore; saidinner member having between its ends a portion increased in diameter tofit within the said enlarged bore in the outer member and to bereleasably confined therein by said removable cap.

3. A cigarette holder embodying, in combination, a two-piece outermember, comprising a sleeve and an end-receiving cap removably securedthe-reto, said outer member having between its ends a bore increased indiameter and at each end of said increased bore having apcommunicatingbore reduced in diameter, one of which contracted bores is formed in thesleeve and the other in the removable cap; and a one-piece inner memberreleasably retained in sliding engagement with the outer member by saidcap, and comprising a mouth-piece and plunger having a ldratt bore; saidinner member having between its ends a portion increased in diameter tofit withinv the said enlarged bore in the outer member and to bereleasably confined therein by said removable cap, and a spring abuttingat one end against the enlarged portion of the inner member and at theother end against the cap.

4. In a cigarette or cigar holder, the combination with a relativelystationary springenclosing sleeve 'having a screw-threaded end, arelatively large bore extending from said screw-threaded end toward theopposite end, and a bore reduced in diameter at said opposite end toform a stop shoulder between such bores; of a relatively movable' memberhaving a draft bore and insertible through the said screw-threaded endof said sleeve; said movable member comprising a mouth-piece at the rearend portion, an eX- tension ring portion intermediate the ends forming astop shoulder adapted to engage said stop shoulder of the sleeve, and aplunger portion of reduced diameter at the forward side of said ringportion to provide a spring-enclosing space between said plunger-stemand sleeve, a screw threaded cap engaging the threaded end of saidsleeve and a spring arranged under compression between said cap and saidring portion.

5. In a cigarette or cigar holder, the combination with a relativelystationary sleeve having a relatively large bore extending from thefront end toward the rear end and a bore of reduced diameter at saidrear end forming a stop shoulder therebetween, of a relatively movablemember having a draft bore and insertible through the front end of saidsleeve; said movable member comprising a mouth-piece at one end portion,an extension ring portion intermediate the ends forming a stop shoulderadapted to engage said reduced rear end of the sleeve, and a plungerportion at the forward side of said ring portion, and a tip adapted toclose the space between the plunger and sleeve, said tip and sleevebeing provided with interengaging screw threads and an ornamental ringarranged between said sleeve and said tip to permit a fastening thereofby the connection of the tip to the sleeve.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to the foregoing specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD F. GREENWOOD.

Witnesses:

HELEN V. WHIDDEN, J ULIUs M. LU'rz.

